Features/Interviews
Sunday’s papers: Internal fissures dog opposition parties while authorities ease sugar import measures
December 19, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Internal fissures dog opposition parties while authorities ease sugar import measures
State-owned Egyptian newspapers lead Sunday's coverage with news of president Hosni Mubarak's speech to a joint parliamentary session.State owned Al-Akhbar…
Service provisions indicate South Sudan is ready for separation, southerners say
December 19, 2010
Service provisions indicate South Sudan is ready for separation, southerners say
Juba--Residents in the South Sudan capital Juba say vast improvements have been made in the region since the Comprehensive Peace…
Egypt’s crocodile hunters jump the gun
December 17, 2010
Egypt’s crocodile hunters jump the gun
Aswan--Illegal crocodile hunting has spiked in recent months following press reports that led people to believe the animal had been…
Marks & Spencer opening in Egypt revitalizes calls for boycott
December 17, 2010
Marks & Spencer opening in Egypt revitalizes calls for boycott
The boycott movement against Israeli products and services in Egypt is just over a decade old. Domestically, the movement is…
Q&A: Saad Eddin Ibrahim on political reform, ElBaradei & Mubarak Jr
December 14, 2010
Q&A: Saad Eddin Ibrahim on political reform, ElBaradei & Mubarak Jr
Sociology professor and political activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim was one of the first to criticize the notion of “presidential inheritance”…
Interview: Australian FM on Assange, Afghanistan and peace process
December 12, 2010
Interview: Australian FM on Assange, Afghanistan and peace process
Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said that his government is providing all the legal and consular support for the Wikileaks…
Embattled opposition stands at crossroads
December 7, 2010
Embattled opposition stands at crossroads
After heated disputes over the integrity of the electoral process, the new parliament’s composition was officially announced yesterday. It showed…
Info Minister denies govt cut deal with Al-Jazeera for upbeat elections coverage
November 29, 2010
Info Minister denies govt cut deal with Al-Jazeera for upbeat elections coverage
Egyptian Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi denied the Egyptian Government made any deals with Al-Jazeera network for less negative coverage of…
Court rules on re-opening satellite channels shut down by authorities
November 28, 2010
Court rules on re-opening satellite channels shut down by authorities
An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the reopening of five satellite channels which had broadcast from the Egyptian satellite NileSat…
Election pullout still an option, Brotherhood member says
November 28, 2010
Election pullout still an option, Brotherhood member says
On the eve of the elections, a leading Muslim Brotherhood (MB) member and parliamentarian, Mohamed el-Beltagy, tells Al-Masry Al-Youm that…